Human flourishing depends on biodiversity: the animals, plants, and other living organisms whose functions make Earth habitable and whose existence holds intrinsic value. New data and applications make this an exciting moment to identify conservation solutions and set priorities for advancing biodiversity measurement. Doing so will enable more effective conservation of the wildlife on which people depend.
The World Bank's Development Impact Group (DIME), Development Data Group (DECDG), Development Research Group (DECRG), the Institute for Economic Development and the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) are excited to explore this topic at our 11th annual Measuring Development (MeasureDev) Conference, “Biodiversity on Land and at Sea.”
MeasureDev 2025 will feature presentations that span the biodiversity measurement universe: from efforts to improve and expand available data, to innovative methods for estimating the causal effects of conservation policies. The event will bring together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners who are shaping the future of biodiversity conservation and its integration into sustainable development strategies.
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The World Bank's Development Impact Group (DIME) department generates high-quality and operationally relevant data and research to transform development policy, help reduce extreme poverty, and secure shared prosperity.
The Development Data Group (DECDG) is the World Bank's center of excellence on data and statistics, involved in the entire life cycle of data: from its collection, curation, and management through its analysis, visualization, dissemination, as well as enabling its use by policymakers and citizens.
The Development Research Group (DECRG) is the World Bank's principal research department. With its cross-cutting expertise on a broad range of topics and countries, the department is one of the most influential centers of development research in the world.
The Institute for Economic Development is a new initiative for global collaboration in tackling key challenges. It brings together think tanks, experts, researchers, and academics to exchange ideas, learn from one another, and access curated insights from the latest development research.
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) is a research hub at the University of California, Berkeley that generates evidence decision-makers use to reduce global poverty.
| 8:30 AM | Registration and Coffee | |
9:00 AM |
Opening Remarks |
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| 9:15 AM | Keynote 1 Protecting Biodiversity on Land: Threats, Indicators, and Spatial Planning |
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| 10:00 AM | Tools Demo | New Biodiversity Datasets and Tool Framework for Monitoring, Evaluating, and Learning from Conservation Enterprises Global Biodiversity Information Facility Computer Vision for Wildlife Research & Conservation |
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| 10:30 AM | Coffee Break | |
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Research Session I: Causal Inference in Terrestrial Biodiversity Conservation Biodiversity’s Contribution to Agricultural Production Quantifying the Causal Impact of Ranger Patrol Deterrence on Wildlife Poaching Using Machine Learning Tracking Bats and Their Pest Control Services in Agriculture |
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| 11:45 AM |
Panel | Frontier Developments in Using AI to Measure Biodiversity Change in the Lab and in the Field
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| 1:05 PM | Lunch | |
| 2:05 PM | Lightning Talks WCPA Outcomes and Effectiveness Task Force The Short- and Long-term Development Impacts of Protected Areas Discrete Choice Experiment on Wild Meat Consumption in Cameroon World Disaster Center (WDC): “Michael” |
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| 2:35 PM | Research Session II | Conservation Planning for Health, Land-use and Action Meeting EU Biodiversity Targets Under Future Land-Use Demands Targeted Biodiversity Conservation to Prevent the Next Pandemic How Spatial Planning Informs Conservation Action - Case Studies from Around the World Watch here |
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| 3:25 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:50 PM | Keynote 2 Advances in Mapping Human Activity at Sea Reveal Crowded Coastal Waters Watch here |
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| 4:35 PM | Research Session III | Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Impacts Deterring Industrial Vessels from African Coastal Fisheries Evidence of Spillover Benefits from Large-scale Marine Protected Areas to Purse Seine Fisheries Watch here |
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| 5.25 PM | Closing & Acknowledgements Watch here |
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Reception |
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Date: April 29, 2025
Time: 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM ET
Location: Washington, DC